BREAKING: The FAA says it has temporarily stopped traffic at all three major local airports (BWI, DCA, Dulles) due to "a strong chemical smell at the Potomac TRACON that is impacting some air traffic controllers."
Southwest says it will end all service to and from Dulles Airport as of June 4. The company sent me a statement saying it's part of "ongoing efforts to refine its network." Southwest says it will continue to have a large presence at BWI and DCA.
Reagan National says the package was cleared by Arlington County Fire around 10:20. There are a number of delays, and not just at Concourse D. In addition to the incident, the weather here and elsewhere is certainly not ideal today so that is affecting flights also. #DCA
BREAKING: Concourse D is now back open at Reagan National Airport after it was evacuated earlier after the airport says a suspicious package was found in a break room. If you watch to the end of the video, you’ll see police coming out of the entrance to Concourse D.
A new report has reignited a debate on whether DC should consider “congestion pricing,” in which drivers would be charged a fee to take their cars into downtown Washington. wjla.com/news/local/w...
Despite decades of efforts to get them not to do it, millions of drivers each year still drive past stopped school buses. A DC area advocacy group & company are trying to change that. wjla.com/news/local/t...
Do you ride the Dulles Metro escalator with luggage? Metro doesn't want you to, and they've put up a "removable bollard" to try to discourage you from doing it. More details: #wmata #iad
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DC Water CEO David Gadis is testifying at a DC hearing about the Potomac Interceptor sewage pipe collapse. Says the part that collapsed was last inspected in Oct 2024; they found a couple sections to keep an eye on but did not think there was an imminent threat of collapse.
DC Water CEO David Gadis is testifying at a DC hearing about the Potomac Interceptor sewage pipe collapse. Says the part that collapsed was last inspected in Oct 2024; they found a couple sections to keep an eye on but did not think there was an imminent threat of collapse.
Metro says the Half Street entrance to the Navy Yard station is now back open - it’d been closed since fall. 5 escalators were replaced including the long ones often packed with fans before & after Nationals games. #wmata knew it was vital to get this done before baseball season.
I was told until some opposition arose in the last few days, it was expected to pass easily, so this was a way to get it passed faster. Obviously now all the supporters wish it had just been a simple majority vote.
It’s not yet clear if they will, supporters say they are not giving up though
BREAKING: Even though a large majority of the US House supported it, the ROTOR Act - an aviation safety bill strongly supported by many family members of Flight 5342 victims - barely failed to reach the 2/3 majority required for a “suspension motion.” It did not pass.
Families of the victims of Flight 5342 and Northern Virginia Congressmen are talking about the ROTOR Act, an aviation safety bill the Senate passed unanimously last year & the House is expected to vote on this afternoon.
The Smithsonian American History Museum has a pair of gloves from the last time the USA men won gold in hockey, 1980. Pretty cool to see in light of yesterday’s win!
My coworker John sent me this video of riders waiting at Metro Center, Metro is reporting Red Line delays both directions due to a signal problem at Dupont Circle. #wmata
The NTSB Chair told a Senate Committee that a $400 device would have prevented last years midair collision over the Potomac River. She, senators, and family members of the victims called on the House to join the Senate in passing a bill requiring it. wjla.com/news/local/d...
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy testifying to Senate Transportation Committee about final report on last year’s midair collision near Reagan National. Says there would have been an alert 48 secs prior for the helicopter & 59 secs prior for the plane if both had ADS-B In technology.
NEW: Virginia State Police gave pics & info about a car crashing onto the Metro tracks near Dunn Loring today. Police believe the driver reached for his E-Z Pass & ran off the road. Snow/ice acted as a ramp that launched the car airborne. The driver is charged w/reckless driving.
UPDATE: Workers have cleared the scene and Metro says trains are no longer single-tracking in this area of the Orange Line. #wmata
UPDATE: Dunn Loring is back open, but Metro says Orange Line trains are single-tracking between Vienna & West Falls Church. I’m told workers have to inspect the tracks in the area where the car wound up to make sure they are safe. #wmata
BREAKING: Crews have lifted the car off the tracks. I'm awaiting word on how long it will take before train service can start in this area of the Orange Line again. Fairfax Co. Fire/Rescue says the driver crashed & was taken to the hospital, injuries not life-threatening. #wmata
Somehow a car wound up on the Metro tracks in the middle of I-66 just west of the Dunn Loring station. Orange Line trains are not operating between West Falls Church & Vienna. Metro says they’ll let us know when they have more information on how in the world this happened. #wmata
EVA Air has announced starting June 26 it will offer four round-trip direct flights a week between Dulles & Taipei in Taiwan. Currently there are no flights between the DC area & Taiwan without at least one layover.
Crystal City Metro station will shut down for 10 weekends starting this weekend, & Reagan National & Potomac Yard stations will shut down also for 3 of the weekends. #wmata & airport officials hosting a press conference about it right now. New entrance coming to Crystal City.
Northbound 14th St NW closed between L St & Thomas Circle after DC Water discovered an abandoned brick sewer line in danger of collapse. DC Water tells me it should’ve been filled with concrete when it was abandoned 50 years ago but wasn’t. Sidewalks & southbound lane still open.
Riding the Metro over the Potomac on a freezing cold night in DC. Not a lot of people on the train tonight, I think the windchill of -3° right now is keeping a lot of people from going out. #wmata
Warning to Amtrak riders: Amtrak canceled 20 trains - 16 of which stop at Union Station - Thursday and they are canceling the same 20 trains again Friday! More details: wjla.com/news/local/a...
Best answer is inconsistent. Some aren’t too bad, others are still buried under snow. The head of Montgomery County DOT says both are a priority for crews, especially near schools. Today they concentrated on the University Boulevard/Piney Branch/New Hampshire Ave area.
Crews are trying to take advantage of above freezing temperatures to better clear roads in our area. Here is a team working on University Boulevard right outside Blair High School in Silver Spring.
